| The effect of high-quality after-school programs on disadvantaged youth ages 8 to 14 is the subject of this PSA study, which was conducted with researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California, Irvine. The study examined intermediate and long-term effects of high-quality after-school programs serving elementary and middle school students.
Final Report of the Study
This report summarizes the study's key findings. It finds benefits for after-school participants in both math achievement and social outcomes.
Full Report
Policy Paper of the Promising Programs Study
This paper reviews the implications of the Promising Programs research for policy makers responsible for increasing the scope and effectiveness of out-of-school time services for youth. Key conclusions emphasize the need for program planning to span entire communities, in order to extend the protective value of high-quality after-school services to youth who would not otherwise be supervised in the out-of-school hours.
Full Report
The Study of Promising After-School Programs: Examination of Intermediate Outcomes in Year 2
While some children and youth regularly attend a single after-school program, others participate in a combination of positive programs or activities after school. Many youth may attend a comprehensive after-school program for part of the week and take advantage of other community or school activities on other days. Both groups of students, those in a single program and those who attend a variety of programs or activities, appear to develop work habits and other behaviors that help them do well in school, when compared with children who spend large amounts of time unsupervised after school.
The Study of Promising After-School Programs: Descriptive Report of the Promising Programs
This report presents information on the study’s first year and on its efforts to locate and evaluate potentially promising after-school programs. It describes features of the programs selected for the study and presents evidence that they meet the study’s criteria for provision of promising after-school environments.
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